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Creating a Citizens Agenda: the issues people care most about
This year we took ran a Citizens Agenda project to provide citizen-centred reporting that better ...
‘You can achieve things in opposition’ – re-elected MP Alistair Carmichael confident a change in political culture will be beneficial for the isles
The Lib Dem politician was returned for the seventh time since 2001 to serve as ...
Exploring the causes of food poverty in the Doon Valley
The Doon Valley sits on the rural edge of East Ayrshire, the region with the fourth highest child ...
Journalism experts call for government support for a Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute
Journalism experts called for the Scottish Government to support the development of the Public Interest ...
Richard Leonard MSP calls for a Scottish government fund to relocalise and democratise media ownership
Delivering opening remarks at The Scottish Beacon’s Indie News Week event MSP Richard Leonard delivered ...
Indie news publishers call for Scottish Government support to help local news thrive
On 7 June, over 80 people from across Scotland and beyond gathered in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket ...
The Scottish Beacon collaborative: What’s happening to Scotland’s community spaces?
“The guy who started it all off had seen the state of the Millburn Church ...
No. 154 McDonald Road – 10 years on
Rise of a local institution Broughton Primary and Higher Grade School opened in November 1896 ...
Where the Heavens Meet the Stars: A Visionary Project for Doon Valley’s Future
Over the past few years it feels like the Doon Valley has seen the sad ...
From Schoolhouse to Community Hub: The Glenkens Community Centre’s Remarkable Journey
Built as a school in the late 19th Century, the building which is now the ...
“Empty buildings owned by the Ministry of Defence should be reused in response to the housing emergency” says MSP.
The MoD (Ministry of Defence) says that two B listed buildings in Shandon are being ...
The Friends of St Ninian’s: preserving Deerness’ local heritage
Reusing church buildings for the wider community supports their preservation and provides a space where ...
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